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Ukraine war latest: North Korea moves to deepen ties with Russia; strikes at ‘sensitive location’ will be ‘strategic concern’ to Moscow; Zelenskyy in Canada after challenges on US trip

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Canada, where he will be guaranteed a warmer reception than he received during yesterday’s Washington visit. The Ukrainian president assured US politicians Kyiv is “winning” – but some sections of Congress are battling against more funding for the war effort.

The three major powers have all built new facilities and dug new tunnels at their nuclear test sites, according to CNN.

Satellite images obtained by the broadcaster appear to show expansions at the nuclear sites in recent years.

No evidence suggests any are preparing for imminent nuclear tests.

The sites are in China’s western region of Xinjiang, Russia’s Arctic Ocean archipelago, and America’s Nevada desert.

The images show new tunnels, roads and storage facilities, as well as increased vehicle traffic in and out of the sites.

Jeffrey Lewis, an adjunct professor at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, there are really a lot of hints that we’re seeing that suggest Russia, China and the United States might resume nuclear testing.

Source: https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-fire-at-russian-oil-tank-ukrainian-forces-close-in-on-supply-road-into-key-battleground-zelenskyy-accuses-moscow-of-genocid-12541713

Ukraine war: Blood transfusion centre in Kharkiv hit by Russian bomb, Zelenskyy says

The Ukrainian president has described the attack as a “war crime”. It comes after Russia’s defence ministry warned of retaliation following drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared a photo of the clinic on fire

A Russian bomb has hit a blood transfusion centre in the Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed.

On Telegram, the Ukrainian president said there are fatalities and injuries after the strike in the town of Kupiansk.

Mr Zelenskyy said rescue workers were extinguishing fires at the scene, and he described the attack as a “war crime”.

Kupiansk is a railway hub that is fewer than 10 miles from the frontline – and at this point, it is unclear how many people have been killed or wounded.

Russia has previously denied targeting civilians in a full-scale invasion that has killed thousands of people, uprooted millions and destroyed cities.

Throughout Saturday, explosions and air alerts were reported across Ukraine – including in the capital of Kyiv.

It comes after Russia’s defence ministry warned of retaliation following drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea.

A tanker transporting fuel for Putin’s forces was hit on Friday night by a sea drone that was filled with 450kg (992lbs) of TNT – and a major port was targeted earlier in the day.

“There can be no justification for such barbaric actions, they will not go unanswered and their authors and perpetrators will inevitably be punished,” spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

In other developments, Ukraine has reportedly used cluster monitions in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk – with a university on fire.

The controversial weapons are banned in more than 120 countries because they have a track record of killing and maiming civilians.

They detonate in the air and releases “bomblets” that scatter over a large area, but smaller munitions can fail to detonate and pose a long-term risk to civilians.

Source: https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-blood-transfusion-centre-in-kharkiv-hit-by-russian-bomb-zelenskyy-says-12934609

Ukraine war: Zelenskyy admits it’s ‘impossible’ to completely force Russia out of country – amid fears of Korea-style split

In its latest intelligence update, the MoD said local counterattacks have hampered Russian attempts to reorganise its forces, amid fears Chernihiv could become the next Mariupol.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has admitted it would be “impossible” to completely force Russian forces out of Ukraine, amid fears Vladimir Putin is seeking a Korea-style split.

The head of military intelligence in Kyiv said the Kremlin wanted to split the country like “North and South Korea”, securing itself a region controlled from Moscow after failing in its bid for a complete takeover.

Speaking hours later, Mr Zelenskyy appeared to acknowledge his government would have to concede territory.

He said attempting to completely force Russia out “would lead to a Third World War”.

Mr Zelenskyy said he was seeking a “compromise” with Moscow over Donbas, the region which has been partly controlled by Russian-backed separatist groups since 2014.

It’s been suggested that the Kremlin wants to hold “referendums” in such areas to determine whether the people living there want to be part of Russia.

But Mr Zelenskyy wants Russian troops out of parts of the country they’ve occupied since last month’s full invasion, saying a deal is “only possible” if they are withdrawn.

Source: https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-battlefield-in-north-largely-static-says-ministry-of-defence-as-local-counterattacks-hamper-russian-forces-12576069

Ukraine realizes it can’t join NATO, says Zelenskyy

Speaking to representatives of the United Kingdom-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) today, Zelenskyy said that we heard for years about the allegedly open doors of NATO, but we have already heard that we won’t be able to join.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on March 15 said that his war-torn country was prepared to accept security guarantees that stop short of its long-term objective of the NATO alliance membership, which Russia opposes.

Zelenskyy said that the country realises that it cannot join the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO).

“If we cannot enter through open doors, then we must cooperate with the associations with which we can, which will help us, protect us … and have separate guarantees,” he added.

He further said that it’s the truth we must recognise, and I’m glad that our people are starting to realise that and count on themselves and our partners who are helping us.

One of Zelenskiy’s top aides said the war would be over by May, or even end within weeks, as Russia had run out of fresh troops.

“We are at a fork in the road now,” Oleksiy Arestovich said in a video. He said he expected either a peace deal within one or two weeks or another Russian attempt with new reinforcements, which could prolong the conflict for another month.

“I think that no later than in May, early May, we should have a peace agreement, maybe much earlier: we will see,” Arestovich said.

In Rivne in western Ukraine, officials said 19 people had been killed in a Russian airstrike on a TV tower. If confirmed it would be the worst attack on a civilian target so far in the northwest where Russian ground troops have yet to tread.

Peace talks have focused so far on local ceasefires to let civilians evacuate and bring aid to surrounding cities.

The worst hit is the southeastern port of Mariupol, where hundreds have been killed since Russia laid siege in the war’s first week. Russian troops let the first column of cars leave Mariupol on Monday but the attempt to bring in aid convoys have failed for 10 straight days. Ukrainian officials said they would try again.

While Russia has failed to seize any cities in the north and east, it has had more success in the south, where Moscow said on Tuesday it now controlled the entire Kherson region.

Source: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/ukraine-realizes-it-cant-join-nato-says-zelenskyy-8236571.html